Paterson as fly half? Nothing to do with us, insist Edinburgh

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Despite an apparent change of heart from Frank Hadden, the Scotland coach, about Chris Paterson’s ability to play fly half, the Scotland captain in the recent RBS Six Nations Championship campaign is not likely to feature soon in that role for Edinburgh, his club.

The player is forced to sit out tonight’s return to Magners League action when the rest of his colleagues take the short trip to the Borders for the last of the season’s derby clashes.

Paterson suffered a recurrence of a back spasm after training on Wednesday and is not being risked, but Lynn Howells, the club